Migration Memorials - Indigenous

Resolute Monument

jonahim@unc.edu — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 05:37:19 +0000

Description:

The Resolute Moment was erected in 2010 to commemorate the Inuit who were exiled from their land by the federal government and forcibly relocated to the High Arctic in the 1950s. This monument, made of stone, depicts a lone man gazing out to the ocean at the location of the High Arctic where Inuits had arrived by ship.

LocationMem:

Resolute, Nunavut

Institution:

Private - Simeonie Amarualik

Official/Unofficial:

Unofficial

Group Acknowledged:

Inuits

Historical Subject:

Inuit people of Resolute.

Physical Aspects:

Carved stone figure of a man stationed a few meters away from the shoreline of an ocean.

Date of Dedication:

2010

Place Location:

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Themes:

Indigenous

migration

Treaty of Greenville Memorial

jonahim@unc.edu — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 04:04:42 +0000

Description:

This memorial commemorates the Treaty of Greenville (1795) between the US and the indegenous peoples of Northwest territory (namely the Wyandot and Deleware peoples) which marked the end of a battle in Ohio during the 1930s between American army headed by Anthony Wade seized Native Americans led by the Blue Jacket of the Shawnee. The Native American signatories of this treaty agreed the cede their land south and east of the Cuyahoga River and the US would cede claims of land north and west of that territory. The Native Americans were also given $20,000 worth of goods for singing the treaty.

LocationMem:

Darke County, Ohio

Institution:

Darke County

Official/Unofficial:

Official

Group Acknowledged:

Northwest Territory

Historical Subject:

Indigenous peoples of the Northwest territory.

Physical Aspects:

Bronze statue depicting two white American soldiers and a Native American.

Date of Dedication:

1935-1943

Place Location:

Files:

Themes:

Indigenous

Old Crossing Treaty Monument

jonahim@unc.edu — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 03:38:35 +0000

Description:

Erected in 1932, this monument commemorates the treaty in which the Chippewa Indians ceded their rights to the Red River Valley in Minnesota to the US. The Treaty of Old Crossing (1863) was a forced treaty in order to serve the business interests of the local and national government. This treaty allowed for businesses, most notably transportation companies, to pass through the Chippewa territory (specifically the Pembina Trails) and compensated Chippewa by allocating $20,000 per year for 20 years and $100,000 per year to each "Indian Trader." In addition, the treaty entailed that 160 acres of land will be granted to each Chippewa "male adult half-breed or mix blood... who has adopted the habits and customs of civilized life."

LocationMem:

Red Lake County, Minnesota

Institution:

Red Lake County

Official/Unofficial:

Official

Group Acknowledged:

Chippewa Indians

Historical Subject:

The memorial reflects the history of the Chippewa Indians, or Objiwe Indians, who reside in southern Canada and northern Midwestern US.

Physical Aspects:

A bronze statue of a Chippewa Indian local dressed in a lower robe.

Date of Dedication:

1933

Place Location:

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Themes:

Indigenous

Colonization

Indian Memorial from the Little Bighorn Battle

khanh@unc.edu — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 04:05:19 +0000

Description:

Located on the battlegrounds of Little Bighorn, however, this monument was not recognized until 1997. Before, the battleground was made to remember the American troops in the battle but was later changed to remember Native American lives.

LocationMem:

Little Bighorn

Institution:

National Park Services

Official/Unofficial:

Official

Group Acknowledged:

Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors

Historical Subject:

The battleground was used as a cemetery for American troops that fell during the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. However, there were no Native Americans that were honored after the battle that they fought to preserve their land. This changed in 1997 when the name changed from Custer Battlefield National Monument to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. The Indian Memorial includes several plaques as well as the centerpiece called Spirit Warrior Sculpture.

Physical Aspects:

Iron sculpture depicting warriors in battle on horses sitting on top of a stone wall

Date of Dedication:

1997

Place Location:

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Themes:

Indigenous